Tony Fry

307.1216

23

Trade Paperback

1474224156

9781474224154

Yes

Scholarly & Professional

0.6 in

9.2 in

14.1 Oz

6.1 in

HT241.F797 2017

2016-053855

English

280 Pages

Remaking Cities : an Introduction to Urban Metrofitting

2017

Bloomsbury Academic & Professional

Re-Making Cities is a theoretically rich and compelling read which takes the reader on a thought-provoking journey through discussion on the future of cities. The intended intellectual contribution of the book is made very clear and the structure allows for a clear narrative whilst retaining a comprehensive critical edge., " Re-Making Cities is a theoretically rich and compelling read which takes the reader on a thought-provoking journey through discussion on the future of cities. The intended intellectual contribution of the book is made very clear and the structure allows for a clear narrative whilst retaining a comprehensive critical edge." -- Environmental Values "By scaling up the logic of "re-directive" practice which he first outlined in Design Futuring, Fry offers us here one of the most compelling theses for how to turn our cities into real agents of sustainable change." -- Duncan Fairfax, Lecturer in Design at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK "Tony Fry showcases the reality of the dramatic and unquestionable changes which will befall our cities, our nations, our planet, unless we adapt sufficiently to fast-changing circumstances." -- Danilo Palazzo, Director of the University of Cincinnati School of Planning, USA, Tony Fry showcases the reality of the dramatic and unquestionable changes which will befall our cities, our nations, our planet, unless we adapt sufficiently to fast-changing circumstances.

History & Criticism, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Sustainability & Green Design, General, Sociology / Urban

Design, Political Science, Architecture, Social Science

Unprecedented challenges await the future of the world's cities. Accelerating population pressure, climate change, geopolitical instability - in the face of such problems our attempts to produce a sustainable agenda for the world are shown to be fragmented and inadequate. In Remaking Cities, design theorist Tony Fry addresses the challenge of urban sustainability and resilience from a conceptual design perspective. In a typically provocative work, Fry presents ideas and actions for 'metrofitting' - a radical approach which expands the concept of 'retrofit' up to city scale, and places social, cultural, political and ethical concerns at its heart. Metrofitting requires overcoming outmoded assumptions of what constitutes a city, rethinking form and structure, and understanding metabolic processes and economic functions. Remaking Cities provides conceptually strong approaches that should change the way we view our urban future on a global level. Illustrated with international case studies of metrofitting in action, Remaking Cities will provoke and stimulate debate among architects, urban designers and anyone interested in the future of the built environment. Book jacket., Unprecedented challenges await the future of the world's cities. Accelerating population pressure, climate change, food insecurity, poverty and geopolitical instability - in the face of such problems our current attempts at producing a sustainable agenda for the world's cities appear fragmented and inadequate. Fresh thinking is needed. In Remaking Cities , renowned design theorist Tony Fry brings a conceptual design perspective to the challenge of urban sustainability and resilience. In a typically far-sighted and provocative work, Fry presents ideas and actions for 'metrofitting' - a new kind of practice in architecture and urban design. Metrofitting expands the technological concept of retrofit up to the city scale, placing social, cultural, political and ethical concerns at its heart. Metrofitting is not about visionary technology, it is about transforming existing cities by combining available resources with human creativity, prompted by new thinking about new and old urban problems. It requires overcoming outmoded Eurocentric assumptions of what constitutes a city, rethinking their forms and structures, and understanding their metabolic processes and social and economic functions. This book provides conceptually strong practical approaches that will ultimately change the whole way we view cities and the way the urban future is designed. Illustrated with international case studies of metrofitting in action, Remaking Cities will provoke and stimulate debate among architects, urban designers, and anyone concerned with the urban environment and social and cultural change.

Preface Introduction Part I: Contexts of Change: the limits of how we see cities today 1. Cities Now 2. Understanding the City as a Designing Event 3. What Designs a City? 4. The City, Humanity & Time 5. Urban Imperatives 6. New Imaginaries & the City 7. Other Worlds are Coming 8. Post-Sustainability Part II: Contexts of Action 9. Metrofitting: Take Two 10. Metrofitting, Thinking Otherwise 11. Unlearning & Learning 12. Metrofitting & the De-signing of Design 13. Metrofitting & Urban Design Fictions 14. Space, Time, Dwelling & Movement 15. Metrofitting and Being in the City Part III: Introduction to the case studies Cincinnati Case Study New Cairo Case Study Selected Bibliography Index

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9781474224154